, 1887-10-21
WANTS THE EARTH.
Potter, of the Union Pacific, Rust
ling Overland Traffic.
The General Manager Says the Old
Road Can Make Money.
He Is Considering Projects Bene-
fetal to This City.

You express establishment at the sight
oftwenty-six well filed passenger coaches
leaving this city for the West" said an
official to a LEADER representative last
evening, but in less than a year, provid-
ing the r%ustling Potter continues in charge
OF affairs, that will be a very ordinary oc.
currence. That man Potter is a regular
wizard as a railroad manager. Within
the past six weeks he has had at least
ten offers to assume control of other roads
at increased salaries. He refuses them
with a smile, saying that he proposes to
make the Union Pacific the best paying
railway corporation in the world before
resigning, and | firmly believe that he
will do it. This increase in passenger
traffic through Cheyenne is not due to the
natural volume of travel over the line.
though it is always large at this
season. Potter, by shrewd man
oeuvering, has made advantageous
contracts with half a score of Eastern
trunk lines to carry their Pacific coast
passengers over the Union Pacific, simply
taking the business from the other over
land lines. The man thoroughly under
stands the successful management of
railways, and is evidently turning his
knowledge to the best account and labor,
ing industrIously day and night for the
best interests of his employers. His
activity is something really wonderful.
He can engineer more different schemes
than an expert and experienced ward poll
tician. One week he will be in Kansas
City conterring with a gang of slow going
managers with a view to forming a pool
of some sort. While they are enjoying a
champagne supper he leaves for New Jer.
sey to visit 4 car factory and hasten the
construction of rolling stock. Next you
will hear that he has removed an incom-
petent man and installed a go ahead spec
linen in his place, incidentally discharg-
ing a few superauous employees.
at is well known that Potter is strain
ing every nerve in an effort to run two
trains daily over the line, and he will sue.
coed just SO soon as the factories, which
are running night and day, can finnish the
locomotives and coaches"
The Omaha and more eastern papers
arc constantly mentioning brilliant strokes
of enterprise made by the irrepressible
Potter, usually upon unexpected occasions.
They say that when comforting with
~on1oiolS Of otbar road, ~ ro1o.;
ton he waits until every other member of
the party has made a long speech, and
then briefly states his opinion in a crisp
and Ineligible manner. They have
learned to respect and follow the advice
of the genteel but plain spoken Union
Pacifc man.
1t is in the oracle hat President Potter
will soon visit this section again, having
become interested in the extension of the
Cheyenne & Northern and re-opening of
the Colorado Central during his former
trip. When he arrives every effort will
be made to induce him to take immediate
action looking to the further consideration
OF these projects. There is money in
both roads. Potter knows this and will
not hesitate to move so soon as the op
portunity presents itself. The general
manager met many pleasant gentlemen
here several months ago and was hospifa
bly, entertained. Personally he desires to
visit Cheyenne, and business urgently
calls him to the Magic City.
Some who envy Potter express the be-
lief that the worker has too many irons
in the fire." that while he is cutting down
expenses and increasing the traffic the
public and customers of the road suffer on
account of crowded ears and late trains.
This is undoubtedly true, but is refuted
by the statement that all will be sstisfac-
tory to everybody just soon so as he can
remedy the existing evils.